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It’s a bit dry, isn’t it? We have had 15mm of rain since the end of February. We were due a good rain event over the Easter ...
Kentucky farmer Drew Langley got an early start planting soybeans this spring, hoping to boost yields to help soothe the ...
US farmers across the country are already in crisis-mode – from hay farmers to fruit and nut exporters to those growing cotton and hardwood lumber.
Two percent of Indiana’s corn crop and three percent of the state’s soybeans have already been planted as of Sunday, April 20 ...
The second installment of the Pulitzer Prize winner’s trilogy about the war animates an entire world — from battlefields and ...
Here’s the top six cover crops Midwest cattle farmers are using to stretch fall and winter grazing. Cereal rye is one of the top cover crops used in the U.S. for both agronomic and grazing. It is ...
The word “dust bowl” conjures images of cracked earth, swirling clouds of dry soil, and a haunting silence where life once ...
After a summer harvest of wheat, soybeans were planted again, with a winter cover crop of cereal rye to help protect the soil. This last crop was terminated through herbicide before the next planting ...
Winter insect survival is a common topic once market prices and weather topics have been exhausted at the coffee shop.
MarketsFarm — Last summer’s drought sharply reduced yields of many crops across the Prairies, leaving multiple supply challenges and rising prices in the aftermath. Western Canadian rye, however, was ...
In this month's "Cultivating Success in the Farm & Garden" column, Hubbard County U of M Extension educator shares the ...